Rise of the Guardians (movie)

The wait is finally over. Opening in theaters today, DreamWorks Animation’s “Rise of the Guardians” is the family film you’ve been waiting for all year. Before I saw the film, and based on the Thanksgiving weekend release, I thought it would be more of a Christmas movie, but it’s really about the Guardians — Santa Claus (Alec Baldwin), the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman), the Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher), Sandman and the newest member, Jack Frost (Chris Pine) — coming together to protect children when their dreams and beliefs are threatened by the Pitch, a sort of “Boogieman,” voiced by Jude Law.

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